Musical



March 25, 1930. H. A. MYERS 1,751,491

MUS I CAL T031Y Filed dan. so, 1929 ACMIM Patented Mar. 25, 1930! y f 1,751gg1 HUBERT. MYERS, or romano, onro p ivrirsrcAL vmov Application @einmal-yeu, ieee. serial No. 335,032."

- My invention hasvfor its object to forma ly formed. Itis provided with amouth piece musical toy from a confection-material that is l that `has a passage-way 2 that communicates j so-shaped as to appeal tochildren and',` being with a chamber 3 formed in the body ofi-.the formedy of a confection, is edible and conse-V popo t by means of a diaphragm 5 thatfis 5f quentlyv additionally attractive. The inven- .stretched tightly over the edge orto parts of 55 tion, moreover, appeals` to children because of .the edge `of the pop. 1 The diaphragm is the sounds that may be formed thereby. Conlformed of a thin paper, preferably well calsequently, the invention embodies all of the enjderejchandstr-etched in all.-directions so as lessentials that are particularly desirable to to present a smoothand even surface when y p we hildren.v The invention particularly proproperly placed onthe edgeof the"pop. 60

lvides aconstructionwhereby the'sound's pro- Good effects, how-ever, are obtained' if porduced by the voice are modulated or ae'cted tiens only .of the `diaphragm are stretched .toproduce clearer notesthan thatiscommonacross the edges of the pop. ln order to ly yproduced-by the lrazoo7 toys and" also produce thejd-esiredL respo'nsivenessof the l k whereby sounds-of low or. slight intensity may ,K-pop l to variationsof sound producible by a 65 lbe readily modulated or affected to produce child, l.it lis necessary that portions of the clear tones. Thus, the invention insures rel.paper shall be quitetaut across thechamber 3 sponsiveness of the instrument to all vocal of the pop Y v .p sounds that may be produced by the child and y Freferably, the diaphragm 5 is covered by produces a clear note as distinct from a buzy apifotective diaphragm-6 whichis formed of a To zing sound. mor-erigid' material, such as a well calender'ed The invention may be contained in strucjcardboardand, preferably, one ,having openl tures of different forms and, to illustrate a vings such as'the slots for-med thereim- The practical application of the invention, l have parts between the openings; or the slots ,7, selected a form of construction and modificaform vibrating units which-are causedtofvi- `'I5 tions thereof as an example of constructions brateby contacting areas of t-heginner d-ia- 'y 1 that contain the invention. TheV construction phragm to produce pleasant modulations-,of selected is shown inthe accompanying` drawthe sound.- The inner4 diaphragnr'f is ings and is described hereinafter. Vstretched Vvtightlygand smoothly 'acrossr the v Fig. l illustrates atop'view of a.pop form @edge/of the pop and the diaphragm 6 is so 8o of musical candy toy. Fig. 2 illustrates a .locatedas to bespaced from' the -dia'p'hragm view of a section taken on theplaneV of the andfin parallel relationfthereto ata point of line 2 2 indicated in Fig.- l. Fig. 8 illus.- about 15 ofAY an inch., AThebreath coming trates a modified form of the structure Vshown yfrom themouth ofthe user operates to slightin Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a view of a section taken f ly distendthe Vdiaphragm and bring itqinto ,85' on the plane of the line 4-4 indicated in Fig.` contact with the" diaphragm 6 overa small 3. Fig. 5 isa further modification of,` the 'areaaii'd "with'a slight pressure'suiiicient-fto structure shown in Fig. l. Fig. 6 isa view of, lproduce variations" iii pressure against the a section taken on the plane ofthe line 6 6 indiaphragm A6, and to change the contact area dicated in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 illustrates a'variabetween the two diaphragme in laccordance 90kV tion in the combinations of diaphragms thatto the vibrations induced inthe inner vdiamay be used inthe construction. 1 phr'agm and also to cause the-inner dia- In the form of construction shown in Figs. Yphra'gnr to moveto and from iora'gainst and l and 2, and in modifications lof the construc- .away from the' outer f diaphfragin.v Hence, tion shown in the other lig'ures, the body of thereis"atrainsmission ofthe vibrationsthat 9.)

the instrument is made substantially in the are'more readily'induced in the light weight form of a'lo1lipop,`thepopWbeing formed inner diaphragm to 'the' youter diaphragm dish shaped and the material being, prefer-A which'modifies the sound produced byicauis.- f ably, a'moldable material, such as hard candy` ingtheyproduction vof lower notesfl i of the type from which-lollipops arejconilmon-y vIn the-formof constructi nfShownin Figs. 190* i 3 and 4, a diaphragm 10 is used which is formed of thin, relatively stiE paper, which y may be press-ed to form corrugations. It is secured to the edge of the pop and is lslightly stretched between two or more oppositely disposed points on the edge of the pop. The corrugations operate to maintain the elasticity of the diaphragm and give it a greater play or distention and retractiveness. The

diaphragm 10 causes the toy to be responsive to all variations of sound that may be produced. Y

A In the form of construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the diaphragm 11 is secured to the edge of the pop 4 but is drawn taut along only one or two lines extending across the chamber 3. 'Ihe tautness is maintained as .between points located on opposite portions 11 between the points 12 and 13 or between the points 14 and 15, will make contact with such a protective diaphragm for modulation of the sound waves produced by the voice of the user. As shown in the form of construction illustrated in Fig. 7 the corrugated diaphragm 10 is located in parallel arrangement with the diaphragm 7 of the form shown in Fig. 1. Portions of the corrugations are in contact with the diaphragm and these areas are varied as the voice vibrations set up in the diaphragm 10 vary. Modulation of the voice waves are thus produced in the same manner as in the form of construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The musical pops are supported on sticks, such as the sticks 18. The diaphragme are secured by the inherent stickiness of candy when warmed or when moist and, subsequently, hardened by a lowering of the temperature or removing the moisture@ Preferably, the edge of each pop is stepped, as at 19, to form a rim 2O surrounding'the Vedge of the outer diaphragm and to space the said recess, part of the diaphragm drawn relatively tight across the recess and a .part relatively loosely mounted for freer vibration, the diaphragm forming a closed chamber within the body of the toy, a second diaphragm having openings therein and located in close parallel relation to the first named diaphragm to form variable contact areas of the diaphragms, one against the other, by vocal sound waves, a mouth piece connected to the toy, the mouth piece having a passage-way communicating with the chamber.

3. In a toy, a body having a recess, a diaphragm of elastic sheet material located over the said recess, parts of the diaphragm drawn relatively tight across the recess and a part relatively loosely mounted for freer vibration, the diaphragm forming a closed chamber within the body of the toy, a second diaphragm having openings therein and located in close parallel relation to the first named diaphragm, portions of the diaphragms located in Contact with each other and operating to form variable contact areas of the diaphragms, one against the other, by vocal sound waves, a mouth piece connected to the toy, the mouth piece having a passage-way communicating with the'chamber.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

HUBERT A. MYERS.

' the diaphragmsapart the desired distances where more than one is used.

1. In a toy, a body having a recess, a diaphragm of elastic sheet material located over the recess and having a part drawn relatively p' tight across the recess and a part relatively loosely mounted for freer vibration, the diaphragm forming a closed chamber within the body of the toy, a mouth piece having apassage-way communicating with the interior of thesaid. chamber.

2. In a toy, a body havingV a recess, a diaphragm of elastic sheet materallocated over 

